03x03 - Not Dead Yet

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Grace". Aired: 14 March 2021 – present.*
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Based on the bestselling novels by novelist Peter James, series follows Detective Superintendent Roy who is a hard-working police officer that has given his life to the job; plagued by the disappearance of his beloved wife.
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03x03 - Not Dead Yet

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Wait for me there, OK?

Hi there.

Can we get one candy floss

and one of these, please?

Yeah, of course.

How much is that, please?

Where did you get that?

OK, can we go over some kit,

please?

That's great.

And some snare, please?

That's great, thank you.

Hi, Anna.

Chris, can you check

the overheads, please?

Anna, can I ask you a favour?

We're running over,

I'm not sure I'm going to have time

to drop Roan off at Mum and Dad's.

You want me to do it?

If you don't mind.

OK. Fine.

Thanks so much.

Hi. Anna's gonna drop you off

at Nana's.

Be good, OK? See you tomorrow.

I'll text you when

Hi, Larry. Where are you?

We're on in an hour.

Really?

Come on.

Happy birthday, darling.

Thank you.

Roy?

I had no idea you had so many.

Well, this isn't even

the half of it.

This is just A to D.

I am not sure we have the space.

What are you talking about?

You've got loads of space

in your spare room.

You mean my study.

Well, we don't We don't have

to move everything tonight.

I-I haven't even had an offer

on the place yet.

I am messing with you.

I want you and all your clutter.

How dare you call this clutter.

Philistine.

Hey!

Don't know how you got in my head

But you were savvy

You were poison

Poison, poison Poison lover

Found you, and I'm here in my bed

And see around you like my poison

Poison love

And I'm losing track of time

It's like

I've finally lost my mind, I

Don't know how you got in my head

But you were savvy

You were poison

Poison, poison

Poison lover

I see your face in the streetlight

You pull me close

Then you turn away

Go on and break the illusion

Leave me wanting more

I've been here before

I've been through that door

And it finds me every time

And I know it's ♪

It's sold out, babe.

I need to get in.

They're giving their money

to a thief!

I need to let them know the truth.

Step away now!

Did you give it to him?

Yeah.

But I'm losing track of time

It's like

I've finally lost my mind, I

Don't know how you got in my head

But you were savvy

You were poison

Poison, poison

Poison lover. ♪

You guys are amazing.

So, we have some exciting news.

A promoter heard

our Poison Lover EP,

and they've asked us

to support Jocasta Rose on tour.

We're going to America, guys.

LA!

And we couldn't have done

any of this

without our incredible manager,

Larry.

- Larry? Where are you?

- Come on, Larry!

Larry?

I've never been to LA.

I've only ever been to, like,

Corfu, you know?

I'm so pumped.

I wanna hire a big American car,

drive along the coast.

I wanna be in a movie!

Do you think I can convince Larry

to book us into the Chateau Marmont?

I don't think you can convince Larry

to spend a single penny more

than he has to.

Pizza! I'll get it.

Right, vegan margarita's mine.

OK, guys?

Don't forget to tip! Ooh!

Can you please stand back?

I hear you got here early again.

Care to comment, detective?

Care to name your source?

House is rented by Gaia Lafayette.

She's a singer.

She's a pretty big deal locally.

Her gig tonight was sold out.

And the victim?

Amber Tanaka. She's a drummer.

She also goes by the name of t*nk.

She's got severe chest injuries.

She's still in surgery.

So, they said they ordered pizza.

When the doorbell rang, the victim

volunteered to answer the door.

Then they heard the g*nsh*t.

By the time they reacted,

the sh**t was gone.

What's with the antlers?

That belongs to Gaia Lafayette.

She wears it on stage.

So, she was here in the hallway

when Tanaka was sh*t?

No. Tanaka was wearing it.

So the sh**t thought

they were aiming at Gaia.

When you ring a doorbell,

you'd expect the homeowner

to answer the door, wouldn't you?

Miss Lafayette?

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.

This is my colleague,

DS Glenn Branson.

Is t*nk OK?

We don't have any news yet, sorry.

OK.

I know this is a difficult time,

and you're anxious

about your friend,

but I need to ask you

some questions.

I already talked

to one of your officers.

I told them I have no idea

who would want to hurt t*nk.

Gaia, from what I've seen,

I think you may have been

the intended target this evening.

She was wearing my head dress.

Has anyone made any recent threats

against you?

Either in person or online?

Not that I know of.

Larry, my manager, has his company

handle all my social media. OK.

Have you noticed anyone

hanging around after gigs?

Lots of people.

Fans. Friends.

How about anyone

who might've made you feel

uneasy?

Uncomfortable?

No.

This doesn't make any sense.

Why would anyone want to k*ll me?

We don't know yet.

But you might wanna consider

laying low for a while.

At least while the investigation

is in progress.

Hey, Anna, I said no visitors today.

- We need to talk to him.

- OK, let me see if

Mr Brooker?

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.

DS Glenn Branson.

Course. Yeah. Yeah, of course.

Please, take a seat.

I'm in a bit of a state today,

and I'm not taking meetings.

It's been a huge shock to everyone.

Any leads?

Well, we believe that Gaia

may have been the intended target.

Gaia? Why?

We were hoping

you might have some insight.

Yeah, of course. Anything to help.

How long have you managed Gaia?

Coming up to seven years.

And are you aware of any threats,

from fans, maybe?

Well, online, yeah,

but that's just the way it goes

these days, you know.

We, er We moderate

the social media of our acts

just to protect them

from the worst of it.

Describe the worst to me.

Well, I don't know,

anything from, er

hating the way she looks,

to her music,

to telling her to k*ll herself

to threats of r*pe and

and m*rder,

but it's just, you know, noise.

Did Gaia know about these threats?

No, she wouldn't step on stage

if she knew.

The person who sh*t Amber Tanaka

will be aware they made a mistake,

and there may be another attempt

on Gaia's life.

OK. Well, how long

till you catch him, then?

Well, you can help us with that.

We need access

to Gaia's social media accounts.

We can see who made the threats.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Anna will sort that out for you.

And I would suggest

that she stop performing,

for the time being at least.

No.

No, no, no. Absolutely not.

Look

I have invested

a considerable amount

into developing Gaia as an artist.

This is her break-out moment.

I can't afford for her to hide away.

The show must go on, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, when it's costing a fortune.

Most of the properties

on Gaia's street are rentals.

They all have old-fashioned

entry systems,

there's no CCTV coverage at all.

Door-to-door yielded nothing.

The g*nsh*t woke people up,

but no-one saw the sh**t escape.

Early ballistics suggest

a 12 bore shotgun.

Have the cartridges been recovered?

Yeah.

See if they can provide print

or DNA evidence.

No witnesses, generic g*n.

Could be professional?

I don't know.

I mean, would a professional

leave cartridges behind?

And fire at the wrong target?

They didn't even wait

for the door to open properly.

Now that sounds like

That sounds like nerves to me.

Looks like a sheep bone.

Nothing to be bothered about.

Right. Finish spreading

this lot out, and go home.

OK.

Back at six sharp tomorrow. Right?

Not half past like this morning.

Course.

Er, police, please.

Yeah, I-I'd like to report

the discovery of human remains.

Tony. Fifth one along.

Hello.

I wasn't expecting to see you here.

Nadiuska got held up on another job,

so she sent me

to collect the remains.

But now I think

she knew what she'd be in for.

Dead bodies I can cope with, but

this smell

Yeah.

Yeah, I wish I'd just sent him now.

Ha-ha Look, the longer you talk,

the longer we're here,

breathing it in, so can we, er?

This is it?

Er, yeah.

Pigs have very powerful jaws,

so they can grind through a femur,

no problem.

The only thing

they're not too keen on is teeth.

And, erm

And hair. They can't digest hair.

This could be all that's left

of the victim.

Sorry, I'm just gonna

get some fresh air.

Mr Stettner.

I expect you want tea.

We don't want to put you

to any trouble.

You say that,

but I've got a yard full of coppers.

Yes, well, we have just found

body parts in your pig shed.

I don't know anything about that.

Does anybody else work here?

Not really.

Ginny, the lass that called you.

Who else has access to the farm?

Well, anyone can walk

across the fields.

There's a right of way,

I can't stop 'em, you know.

Did you notice anything unusual

yesterday?

I can't be everywhere at once,

can I?

Do you have CCTV?

CCTV?

It costs money.

I used to have a guard dog, Loki,

but now it's just me

and the animals, you know.

Well, thanks for your help.

Norman, take a look

at the mispers list,

see if any of them wore dentures.

Also contact all the local dentists,

see if any of them

recognise the plate as their work.

Mate

Would a new pair of shoes count

as an expense?

Boss?

The mispers with dentures.

It's not a long list.

Charles Spring.

Who's that?

Pub landlord, 50,

missing since 2016.

And he stands out because?

Because according to this,

he ran a pub ten minutes

from Stettner's pig farm.

OK, so, as well as

the Gaia sh**ting, we now have this.

Charles Spring and his wife, Nicola,

ran The Prince Edward pub

in Tillingley.

He went missing in 2016.

The local area was searched

at the time,

but they found no trace of him.

This article by Spinella speculates

that he might've taken his own life.

Well, if that's the case,

how did he end up in a pig sty

six years later?

I want a fingertip search

of the entire farm,

and I want to know everything

about James Stettner,

including his financials.

Financials?

Yeah, h-he can't afford CCTV,

yet he's got

a brand-new Range Rover.

Gaia. There you are.

I've got good news.

Spoke to Jamil from Pretty Machine,

and

he's willing

to replace t*nk on drums.

I'm not replacing t*nk.

You've still got to rehearse, Gaia.

The tour begins next week.

Yeah, well I'm just

I'm not going.

Well, you

Everything's set.

It's all It's all booked.

t*nk has been with me

since the beginning.

I'm staying by her side

until she wakes up.

Gaia

t*nk got you this far, yeah?

And you really wanna tell her

you threw everything away?

This is

your once-in-a-lifetime chance.

Look. Look

You go to LA.

You join the tour, yeah?

When t*nk wakes up, she rejoins you

and enjoys the success.

I really need

to think about this, Larry.

I can guarantee your safety

over there.

But here?

You were the target.

You wanted to see me, sir?

You're making

all of the front pages.

With both your investigations.

I'm beginning to think that Spinella

will catch the K*llers before you.

The leak is not coming from my team.

Since you can't be objective,

I've ordered a sweep

of all comms coming out of CID

to see who's been in contact

with Spinella.

Will that be all?

For now.

Glenn.

I'm gonna create

two separate enquiry teams,

split the workload

so we don't get overwhelmed.

I'll take the pig farm case,

I want you to be SIO

on the sh**ting.

Wait

Seriously?

You'll be sanctioned

as a temporary Detective Inspector.

Handle this well, and it could count

a lot towards your promotion.

Thank you.

OK, so, pick your team.

Who do you want with you?

Bella.

OK, I'll let her know.

Keep me in the loop.

I will.

Absolutely.

Norman?

Boss.

You're with me,

for the pig farm enquiry.

Bella, you'll be with Glenn

for the sh**ting.

OK. Shall we?

Yeah.

Looks like

someone's made the A team.

I never have non-client visitors.

No-one's interested in accounting.

Well, this is your lucky day, then,

Mr Whiteley.

We're here to talk numbers.

Your client, James Stettner.

Runs a pig farm, near Tillingley.

Yeah. Er, yeah,

I've filed for Mr Stettner

for just over six years now.

Have you noticed

any unusual activity?

Er, money that

might've appeared suddenly?

You mean the 60,000?

Yes. Yes, where did that come from?

Er, Mr Stettner

sold off his woodland.

And bought a new car.

That's right.

Erm, he needed it

to haul his trailers.

I can assure you that Mr Stettner

has done everything by the book

since 2016.

Cos he wouldn't want HMRC

looking into him again

Right, and what was he up to

in 2016?

It's a simple enough question,

isn't it?

Well, we don't wanna lose

Mr Stettner as a client,

so that's for him to tell you,

if he wants to.

OK. Well

Thanks for your time, Mr Whiteley.

That your son?

Er Yeah.

Yeah. Don't get to see him

as much as I'd like to.

How come?

Er, his mother won't let me.

Well, you know

there's things you can do,

that's why

we have the family courts.

Get help. You should try it.

I don't think Mr Whiteley needs

our advice on personal matters,

Norman.

Yeah. Sorry about that. It's just

I never saw my dad much growing up,

so things like that strike a chord.

Anna has sent through

all the negative content

that was deleted

from Gaia's social media.

And there's a lot of it.

Hey, guys.

I've got a song for you.

She's not what you think

She's not what you believe

She's a girl with many faces

She's nothing but a thief

Gaia is a fraud

Is a fraud, is a liar

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Gaia isn't real. ♪

Bella.

Ninety-nine percent of Gaia's trolls

are hating on other celebrities

and bands, right?

Except for Real Singer Drayton.

She's only seems to be interested

in calling Gaia a thief.

What did Gaia steal from her?

I don't know. But let's go find out.

You were investigated by HMRC

in 2016.

Why?

Why?

Cos some fella turned up, said

he wanted to rent two of my barns.

Y'know, I I thought, "Why not?"

Money's tight, they're sitting idle.

And then

Next thing I know,

there's there's vans

driving up and down the track

at all hours, making my dog bark.

So one night,

I goes down to have a look,

see what they were up to.

What did you find?

The barns were

They were filled with cigarettes.

No tax on them, so

So I told the fella

he had to get off my land.

Right. Then what happened?

I found Loki.

My dog, he was

He was out in the yard.

He'd been sh*t in the head.

The bastard put a cigarette

in his mouth.

Did you know the landlord

of The Prince Edward?

Charles Spring?

Yeah, it used to be my local.

What can you tell us about him?

Charles?

He was an arse.

You know, he He fancied himself

a bit of a gangster.

He was shifting the cigarettes

through his pub

even though I warned him not to.

Then Charles, he went missing.

Did you report any of this

to the police?

Police. You're on your own out here.

You know, that's the way of it.

It was a relief when HMRC turned up.

Well, cos at least

it sent him packing.

The man who rented the barns,

Mr Stettner.

Can you give me a name?

Yeah.

Alvin. Alvin Smallbone.

Thanks for your help.

I put Alvin Smallbone away

about six years ago.

What for?

GBH on two bouncers.

One of them had to drink his food

through a straw for a few months.

When he went down,

he shouted across the courtroom

that if he ever saw me again,

he'd put me in the ground.

Let me guess.

You want to go see him.

Drayton Wheeler is a Brighton-based

singer/songwriter.

She plays the pubs and busks,

but she's not making it.

All of her social media

for the past year

has just been her accusing Gaia

of being a thief.

What did she think Gaia stole?

A song called Peaches.

Did she?

I don't know. This beef has been

going on for two years?

Before my time.

Think you should see this.

It was posted a couple of hours ago.

Sold out, babe.

I need to get in.

They're giving their money

to a thief!

I need to let them know the truth.

Step away now!

This was the night of the sh**ting.

Stay still!

Drayton's been angry for so long,

we all just stopped

paying attention.

Spoke to East Sussex Prison.

Smallbone was released

under licence on Friday.

Well, let's find out who

his supervising officer is. Boss.

The comms are clean.

Well, that's reassuring.

Hardly.

It means whoever is leaking

to Spinella is doing it in person.

No-one is ruled out.

You're late.

Sorry. I had a thing I needed to do.

Why are we here, not at the office?

Office ain't the safest place

for me right now.

Tell me about numbers.

Well, um, Gaia's picked up a

significant number of new followers,

and we're seeing a big uptick

on plays of Poison Lover.

She was trending online yesterday,

and her engagement's gone up

like 300%.

People are really into this story

of the sh**ting.

Good news! Good news, finally.

Yeah, but it won't last.

Without new content,

this story's going to get old. Fast.

It only happened four days ago.

Yeah, that's a lifetime

on social media, Larry.

If you really want this

to blow up,

you're going to need to drop a b*mb.

What b*mb? I haven't got any bombs.

Gaia's super secretive

about who Roan's dad is.

Could be something juicy there.

No, it's a dead end. Dead end.

No way she'll let us

involve that kid.

I hope you're going to the bank

to get my money, Larry.

Alvin. Um

Been tryna call ya.

No, you haven't.

Just give me a couple of weeks,

yeah?

Nice try, Larry.

But I know you're going to LA

on Friday.

That's not definite.

You've got to ask yourself

something.

Did Gaia's sh**t make a mistake,

or was it a warning?

I tried my hardest to please you

And all I got was an empty space

You hold me like a possession

But I'm not yours, not yours

I've been here before

I've been through that door ♪

Sorry to interrupt.

Can we speak privately?

Take a break, guys.

What can you tell us

about Drayton Wheeler?

Drayton?

Well, she's a singer, like me.

She's She's good.

She says you stole her song.

When I first started

working with Larry,

he brought me this song

called Peaches.

I really liked the melody,

so I reworked the lyrics.

Made it my own.

And it became Poison Lover?

Then Drayton started accusing me

of stealing her song, so

I asked Larry about it,

and he admitted that he'd heard

Drayton busking and recorded her.

That's how he got Peaches.

What, he stole it?

I-I didn't know at the time.

And when I found out,

I wanted to give it back,

but Larry said it was too late

and that telling the truth would

ruin my image.

He wouldn't even let me

say sorry to Drayton.

Drayton?

Drayton!

Drayton, open up. Police.

We won't have any luck.

Drayton's neighbour says

she's been gone a few days.

She's been looking after her cat.

Right, well,

does she know where she's gone? No.

But she says

Drayton didn't seem well in herself.

We've been in touch with

Alvin Smallbone's

supervising officer,

and Alvin has not checked in

since his release.

He's broken

the conditions of his licence, then.

Which gives us grounds for arrest.

So, here's a list of his

known haunts,

previous addresses

associates, etcetera.

And you will notice

that we're looking at locations

in Brighton, Eastbourne,

Hailsham and Hastings.

There's plenty of rocks he could

have crawled under then?

Exactly. And his party trick

is breaking fingers,

so let's keep an eye on A&E

for potential victims.

You, You b*at me to it.

The estate agent has lined up

a few viewings for this week, so

Right.

Look, I I will keep things tidy,

OK? I promise.

Thanks.

How's the case going?

Great.

Apart from the fact that

Drayton Wheeler has disappeared.

So has Alvin Smallbone.

I'm just worried I'm

I'm missing something.

Have you updated PNC?

Yep.

ANPR?

Applied for permission

to track her accounts?

Yeah. And I've notified airports

and Border Force.

Then you have covered all the bases.

So, what's up? Talk to me.

Ari called.

She says she wants to meet up

and talk things through.

Well, that's progress, isn't it?

Look, how can I promise her that

I'm gonna be there for the family

and put them first

when I'm chasing a promotion

and more responsibility?

Look I have less time now

than I did before.

Yeah, I hear you.

I could never get the balance right

when I was with Sandy.

And now?

I try and do better.

When I'm with Cleo,

my focus is on her.

All you can do

is learn from your mistakes.

Myles! No music tonight. Please?

Don't know how you got in my head

They always said

That you were poison

Poison Poison lover

How'd you end up here in my bed?

I'm seeing red

You're like my poison

Poison Poison lover

And I'm losing track of time

It's like I finally lost my mind

Don't know how you got in my head

They always said

That you were poison

Poison, poison ♪

At the pig farm, now 'ere.

Body parts being found

all over the South Downs.

I can't believe people

want to live in the countryside.

The pig farm's about a mile away

from here.

Charles Spring's old pub

is walking distance,

down that track.

Well, if that is Charles,

he's being scattered all around

his back yard.

These dumps sites

aren't just convenient.

They mean something to the k*ller.

It's a message.

Right, and the message is

Something petty. Spiteful.

It could be a last laugh

from Alvin Smallbone.

We need to find him.

Gaia's doing well, isn't she?

It's a catchy tune.

Money must be pouring in.

No, it doesn't

doesn't work like that.

Bullshit.

Look, internet fame

isn't the same as income.

I mean, yeah,

she looks successful online,

but it hasn't translated

into cash yet.

That's why we need this deal in LA.

You know, she, er

She needs the tour.

Where's all my money gone, Larry?

Erm, promotions

venue hire, rehearsal time.

I mean, everything costs a fortune,

mate.

But you will get your money back,

I promise.

This is the long game Alvin,

you know, just gotta be patient.

I'm done being patient

with you, Larry.

No, no, no!

The marks on the bone suggest

the dismemberment was a struggle.

Loads of different attempts

to saw through the bone.

So he was in a hurry?

Yes, because the limb

was also poorly packaged.

You can see evidence of freezer burn

on the flesh

where the skin was exposed.

Freezer burn?

The arm was frozen before

it was disposed of in the lake.

In a freezer, the water inside

of the body migrates to the surface

and becomes ice crystals,

then they evaporate

through sublimation,

leaving these grey spots.

It happens if the freezer

is not cold enough,

if it's too full, for example.

Which it would be

if there was a corpse inside it.

How long was it in the freezer,

do you think?

Hard to say.

So Alvin kills Charles Spring,

all right,

but he doesn't have enough time

to dispose of the body parts

before he gets sent down.

So he bungs the rest

in cold storage,

pops it on his to-do list.

After he gets out,

he picks up where he left off,

chucking the body parts

within shouting distance of the pub

as a final insult.

If this is Spring.

We still don't know yet.

DNA will take a while.

We also found this.

It was inside the plastic wrapping

with the arm.

Part of a sleeve maybe?

Wool and silk -

most likely a suit material.

Very loud suit.

Pink and red checks.

Let's talk to Charles Spring's wife,

Nicola.

See if she remembers him wearing

a pink and red suit.

Well, it's not something

you'd forget.

When we got married, I knew that

I was in it for the long haul.

I made a commitment

to you and the kids

that this would be a stable home.

I promised that I'd put in the work.

Somewhere along the line, I

I stopped putting you

and the kids first.

I forgot that you had dreams

and ambitions, too.

It did feel like I was the only one

making sacrifices.

Yeah. I

I see that now. I get it.

I get why you felt alone.

I never stopped loving you.

You need to know that.

Ari, I never stopped loving you.

You can forgive me?

Yeah.

Yes.

I think that's her.

Nicola Spring?

I'm Detective Superintendent

Roy Grace.

I need to ask you some questions

about your husband, Charles.

About a suit he might have worn.

Get this woman an ambulance

and let me know

when she's fit to talk. Yes, sir.

She won't be much help for a while.

I'm gonna call Glenn,

ask him if he knows any tailors.

What? No! No, no.

He's a measures man at best.

You wanna ask me,

I'm bespoke these days.

You?

Yeah.

Look, everything you see

on this suit -

the button stance, the vents,

the lining -

it's all exclusive to this suit.

Can't believe you didn't notice.

We're obviously paying you too much.

Hey, every man has his priorities.

No.

Come on, Gaia, help me out here.

I'm not naming Roan's father

to get more likes on the Internet!

I don't understand

what the big deal is.

Look, you're a teenage single mum.

Yeah? It's relatable.

You'll get more plays. More money.

No. It was traumatic.

Sorry. Bad time?

It's always a good time for food.

Yeah. I'll help you.

Take it.

I'm too angry to eat.

I'll have it later.

Would you consider her a fit parent?

It's not a safe environment

for a child, is it?

It's not for me to judge.

Yep, hello.

I'd like to speak to a solicitor

about getting access to my son.

Yeah, I'll hold.

We've found Drayton.

Where is she?

She used her bank card

at a hardware store.

Now we've located her on CCTV

heading down West Street.

That's near Brooker's office.

Mr Potting,

how nice to see you again.

Tyler, how are ya?

This is my boss,

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.

I'm so glad Mr Potting

finally persuaded you to go bespoke.

He hasn't.

I'm fine with off-the-peg.

Do you recognise this fabric?

That is a Coppersilk pink

and red check jacketing fabric

by Marlowe & Fuller.

It's very nice, indeed.

I remember it well.

We made a suit for Gideon Reece

for his wedding to Samuel Clark.

You know, Gideon and Sam?

Of Bryson Fine Art Gallery?

It was quite an event.

The suit looked amazing.

Don't you agree?

And this would be a one-off piece?

Very much so. Iconic.

Interesting. Thank you.

This might seem like

a strange question,

but have you any idea whether

Gideon Reece wears dentures?

Well

I don't know about that,

but, er, I do know he went to Turkey

to got veneers done on the cheap.

They say he lights up a room

when he talks now.

I can't see her anywhere.

Well, the CCTV saw her come in.

There!

Drayton! Police, stop!

Get your hands off him!

Hey, get off him.

Hands off!

He stole my song.

He stole money from charity!

Calm down. Calm down!

Yeah? What money?

He got all his acts

to sell off their gear

in an auction for charity,

and then he kept it all for himself.

He's the guilty one.

You OK? You wanna get

checked over in hospital?

Nah. Bit shocked, but I'm fine.

What happened to your hand?

Nothing, just, er,

trapped it in the car door.

Now,

I've tracked down Gideon Reece,

who is very much alive

and surprised that

we're asking about his suit.

Did he explain why part of it

ended up with a dismembered body?

No. He just said after the wedding,

he put on a few pounds,

it didn't fit,

so he decided to sell it.

That was two years ago.

Who did he sell it to?

Just a vintage reseller

in North Laine.

Let me guess, the shop has no idea

who bought the suit.

No.

They encourage cash buyers.

You OK?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'll be an hour.

Boss.

Where's Norman off to?

Didn't say.

Fancy seeing you here.

I got you a present.

Don't get excited.

OK, I won't.

You shouldn't have.

I know, but I did.

Cos I'm thoughtful and I'm kind.

I hear you found Drayton Wheeler.

Yeah, well,

the search of Drayton's flat

didn't turn up a shotgun.

We did find her clothes

from the night of the sh**ting

and sent that off for analysis,

but initial swabs have come back

negative for gunpowder residue,

so I'm not holding out

too much hope there.

OK. Anything else?

Well, we've been looking

into Larry Brooker.

So, he has a string

of collapsed companies,

his credit rating is terrible,

and he has A LOT of unpaid debt.

He's got fancy offices

and a glitzy lifestyle,

but it's all a lie.

I mean, Brooker is on the verge

of another bankruptcy.

He's also got a lot

of broken fingers.

Debt and broken fingers?

What're you thinking?

I'm thinking there's a line

that goes from

Stettner's pig farm

to Alvin Smallbone

via the broken fingers,

to Larry Brooker, to the sh**ting

all the way down to

this suit. Have we got

a bigger picture of this suit?

Er, yeah.

That's Gideon Reece's suit.

That was sold at a vintage shop.

To Gaia.

Bring the whiteboards together.

So, Brooker made his artists

take part in a charity auction

to raise funds

for a musicians' charity.

Yeah, but that was a scam.

The charity confirmed to me

they never received any donations

from Larry.

So who was the highest bidder

on the suit?

Er Myles Royce.

Well, that tracks.

Bella and I have seen thousands

of his posts about her.

He is Gaia's number one fan.

Yeah, course I remember it.

It was gorgeous.

I bought it in a vintage shop

about a year ago, but I

I only wore it on stage once.

The dry cleaning cost a fortune.

Myles Royce won it in an auction.

Yeah, I couldn't think

of a better home for it.

He's a big fan of your, isn't he?

Yeah, massive fan.

He used to write me these

beautiful handwritten letters.

Then we became friends.

This might seem like

an odd question,

but, erm, did Myles wear dentures?

Yeah, because he has anodontia.

What's that?

It's where you don't form teeth.

He had to wear dentures to school.

Can you imagine?

The kids just

just put him through hell.

OK, the human remains

recovered from the pig farm

and the fishing lake

belonged to Myles Royce.

The fabric we found with

the severed arm is from Gaia's suit,

which he bought at auction,

and the dentures

have been positively identified

as being from a plate made for him.

Now, hang on.

Myles Royce was posting comments

and memes about Gaia

up until yesterday.

That doesn't make sense.

So is he alive or dead?

Finally.

Are you the council?

About the noise, right?

Noise?

Myles's noise.

Horrible man.

Always playing his music, so loud.

I tell him I have to use

he's so loud, but he doesn't care.

Must have been quiet recently,

though?

What are you talking about?

It was so loud last night

I had to bang on the ceiling!

I called you, the council.

We're We're not the council.

Wait, Myles was here last night?

He's not here now,

but he's here every night.

Have you seen him?

His long coat and silly hat.

Of course I've seen him!

You're the police?

You've come to arrest him.

Cassian's been on my case

about finding the mole in CID.

Right.

Who do you think it is?

Well, at first,

I thought it was Norman.

Norman?

What, you seriously think

he'd take a bung from Spinella?

Have you seen the suits

he's been wearing lately?

Anyway, I followed him.

He met Spinella?

No.

Well, go on, then.

Don't keep me hanging, Roy.

Norman and Bella

they're an item.

No. No!

Yeah!

She's been getting texts messages

and giggling like a school girl!

I don't normally like being wrong,

but in this case

I couldn't be happier.

Wow.

Who's the leak, then?

If it's not one of us

Well, it's not one of us

but still,

the information gets out.

And it's It's specific.

It's confidential.

Look.

Long coat, hat.

Myles Royce! Police!

Myles, stop.

What the?

You go after him. I'll cut him off.

Police!

Myles Royce is definitely dead.

It looks like the k*ller's been

keeping him alive on social media

for months.

Must have gone into Myles's photos

and videos to create new content.

Is there anything here

that might connect him

to Alvin Smallbone

or Charles Spring?

Nah, there's nothing I can find.

The closer we get,

the less it makes sense.

Who's has been impersonating

Miles Royce, and why?

You were right.

You had a tracking device

hidden in your car.

When triggered by speech,

it calls a number

specified by the user,

who can then eavesdrop

on their phone.

Who was listening to me?

How do I get this working again?

You just put the SIM card

back in it.

But if you do that,

he will hear everything.

Good.

I want him to.

Hey.

I hear you found another body.

One of Gaia's band. Was it Tunde?

Was this another sh**ting

or was he chopped up

like Myles Royce?

Do you know what?

It doesn't matter.

I always find out, anyway.

Not today.

Thanks, you can go.

Is this a prank?

I wouldn't call

bugging my car a prank.

Come on, Roy!

Two years in prison.

Guys

When you think about it,

we're colleagues, really.

Scratching each other's backs.

Helping each other out.

I don't need your help.

You can't do this to me. You can't!

Can't I?

I know that you're very interested

in what happened to Charles Spring,

and I can

I can help you with that.

What do you know?

Charles, he, erm,

he gave me a sum of money

to write a couple of stories about

him being missing, most likely dead.

It was enough to convince the people

who wanted to do him harm.

Who wanted to harm him?

Alvin Smallbone.

They were involved in some racket

with cigarettes that went bad.

Spring's definitely alive, then?

Yeah. Yes.

Living in Amsterdam.

Never looked back.

I'm arresting you on suspicion

of breaching the Data Protection Act

and the illegal interception

of communications.

I thought we were doing a deal!

I don't do deals.

Christ, this has got to be

a wind-up. Come on, mate!

What the?

What What do you mean that

there's nothing that you can do?

I'm sorry this is not

what you wanted to hear.

He is my son!

I'm going to ask you to leave,

Mr Whiteley.

Why won't you help me?

Why won't any of you just help me?

You're scaring me, Mr Whiteley.

What, this? This is nothing!

That's great, thanks.

No problem.

Roy? Just been talking to Liz,

the PCSO,

she attended a disturbance at

a solicitors' office this morning.

A man was behaving in

a threatening manner towards staff

because he claimed he was being

denied access to his son.

Sorry, what's this got to do

with the inquiry?

His son with Gaia.

Roan's father?

Yeah Eric Whiteley.

The accountant for the pig farm.

Well, maybe Eric Whiteley

is the thread that links everything.

Maybe he's been impersonating Myles.

Find Whiteley,

bring him in for a chat. Yeah.

Don't know how you got in my head

They always said that you were

Poison

Poison lover

How'd you end up here in my bed ♪

You guys look so serious. Is it bad?

We need to talk to you

about your son, Roan.

Guys, can you give me a minute?

Is Roan OK? Is he hurt?

He's at school, he's fine.

Is Eric Whiteley Roan's father?

Who?

Eric Whiteley.

He says he's Roan's dad

and that you're denying him access.

I I don't know who that is.

Then, who is Roan's father?

Is that important?

Actually,

I think it could be crucial, yeah.

OK.

OK.

Sorry, I don't usually

talk about this.

When I was really young,

I tried to play in the pubs,

there was this one landlord who went

out of his way to be supportive.

He let me play on a Friday night.

I was thrilled, even though

it was out in Tillingley,

and the audiences were tiny.

And then I would play

every Friday night.

I thought he was my friend

but then one night, after my set,

he said that I owed him

for all of his help.

Roan's dad was a r*pist.

Did you report the r*pe

to the police?

I was going to, but

I heard that he'd k*lled himself,

so what would have been the point?

Gaia, this pub landlord

was it Charles Spring?

Yes.

But But Roan doesn't know,

please don't tell him.

We won't, I promise.

Excuse me.

Grace.

OK, thanks.

Bella says Eric didn't show up

for work this morning.

Gaia, we need to get you and Roan

away from this area

while we track down Eric Whiteley.

Larry, can we go to LA tonight?

Yes! Love the idea! I'll set it up.

Hey. Hey, are you OK?

I'll be fine.

Would you mind taking me

to pick up Roan from school?

Yeah, sure. No problem.

I'll sort things at your house

and pack the bags, yeah?

Nick, what have we got

on Eric Whiteley?

Er, let me see. Eric

Yeah, that's him.

Eric Whiteley -

he was arrested in 2017

for snatching a child

outside Marine Way car park.

He said the boy was his son,

but he wasn't.

OK, what was he charged with?

Er, charges were dropped.

He was sectioned.

What else have we got?

Right. In 2016,

he was interviewed after a drowning.

William James Michael

that's his son.

He drowned?

Yeah.

Coroner ruled

it was an accidental death.

It looks like he hasn't been able

to accept that his son's dead.

He's still looking for him.

And you're sure there's no discount

for anyone under the age of seven?

- I mean, look, he's tiny.

- 'No, I'm afraid not, sir.'

All right, all right, well, how

about Gaia posts about the flight,

gives you a bit of publicity,

can we get a free flight for her?

'I'm sorry.

It doesn't work like that, sir.'

You know, you will regret

this conversation.

Yo, that's Gaia's.

I'm entitled to 30% of it.

He's been spiralling.

We all noticed.

He made a boat like this

for William.

I think he only turned away

for a moment,

and William had fallen in the water,

trying to reach the boat.

He could never accept he was dead.

Does he ever take these boats

to the pond where William drowned?

Yes. He spends hours there.

Thank you.

Eric, we need to talk.

Sorry about Gaia.

I shouldn't get so upset.

The grief's so overwhelming

that so Sometimes,

I don't know what I'm doing.

Why did you do it?

It was a mistake.

We know that Roan isn't your son.

I know that, too.

But if I just pretend he is,

it just makes the pain go away.

I get to live in a world

where William is alive,

even if it's just

for a little while.

Even if there are consequences.

When you sh*t Amber Tanaka,

thinking she was Gaia

was the plan

to get custody of Roan?

I haven't sh*t anyone.

Sometimes, I follow Gaia

and her little boy,

and, yeah, I pretend that he's mine.

But, no, they didn't know,

I'd never hurt them.

I shouldn't have shouted

at that solicitor, that was wrong.

I should have just kept it

in my head.

It's It's just a daydream.

It's not real life.

No-one can give William back to me.

Sorry for your loss.

Ooh!

Hi, yeah, I need an ambulance.

You'll have to wait there.

Roy, I'm at Sussex Central Hospital.

Larry Brooker's been admitted

with a suspected poisoning.

Tunde told the paramedics

that Brooker ate some food

at Gaia's house

and fell ill shortly afterwards.

'Do we know

where the poison came from?'

OK. Thanks, Bella.

Larry Brooker's been poisoned.

Really? What's his condition?

Not good. Tachycardia,

hallucinations, blurred vision.

The hospital hasn't been able

to identify the poison.

Well, where did the poison

come from?

Anna.

OK, we're not looking

for the obvious.

Not rat poison or bleach, then.

No, exactly.

When me and Sandy

were trying for a baby,

she dug up all the dangerous plants

in the garden,

and these were the worst.

They cause hallucinations

and heart failure.

Poison Lover.

It's foxgloves!

He's eaten foxgloves.

Right, OK.

OK. Yeah, thank you.

Roan's still at school,

he's not been picked up.

Anna and Gaia

should have collected him by now.

Where's she taken her?

Glenn!

This is the coat

the suspect was wearing

the night we thought

we were chasing Myles Royce.

Anna was impersonating Myles Royce.

Impersonating him,

keeping him alive on social media,

basically covering up for the fact

that she'd m*rder*d him.

All units

looking for Anna Galicia's car,

see if she has a GPS tracker,

and see if we can locate her phone.

Anna and her family. Recognise them?

Charles Spring and his wife Nicola.

This is the fishing lake

where we recovered the severed arm.

It's just down the road

from the pig farm,

about a mile away from the pub.

She must have grown up there

before Charles disappeared.

So she knew about

the fishing lake

and the pig farm.

That's where the connection is.

Mrs Spring?

DS Norman Potting.

DS Bella Moy.

Are you OK to talk?

We need help to find your daughter.

She's taken Gaia Lafayette.

Gaia came into my pub,

she seduced my husband,

and she ruined our family.

After Charlie d*ed,

I started drinking.

Do you know what his death

did to my little girl?

And Myles has the nerve

to tell Anna

that her lovely daddy is a r*pist?

She gets angry.

She just wants justice for her dad.

Why are we stopping here?

It's where I used to live.

Come and see.

No.

I was afraid you'd be difficult.

Anna. Anna! What are you doing?

You're gonna take your own life.

My God.

Why? Why are you doing this?

Anna! Anna, stop!

I've prepared a very sad goodbye

from you,

explaining that your lies

have destroyed your mental health,

and you can't go on.

It'll post when you're dead.

'All units attending

the public house,

'approach with caution

and liaise with CID on arrival.'

Anna.

I'll burn her

if you come any closer.

Don't!

Please, listen to me.

I know your father

is Charles Spring.

Then you'll know that she is

the reason why he k*lled himself.

She used him

to get everything she wanted!

Their affair destroyed my family.

She got me put into care.

I remember you now.

You'd sneak down at night,

peek through the door to the bar

when I was playing.

Your dad would shoo you

back upstairs.

Yeah, so you could be alone

with him.

He r*ped me, Anna.

Everything

Everything you say is a lie!

Your dad's alive.

No.

He faked his own death,

but not because of Gaia,

because he He got into trouble

with some very bad people.

He lied to you and your mother.

He abandoned you.

That can't be true!

He's alive.

He's alive and well

and living in Amsterdam.

And he could

He could have got in touch with you,

at any point, to tell you

that he was OK, but he didn't.

He's the one

you should be angry with. Not Gaia.

She was his victim.

Come on.

But I

But I did all of this for him.

You don't need to do this.

No!

Roy!

Roy, where are you?!

Let's not do that again.

Sweeter than you and I

Together, we'll be

Holding hands

Beyond the sands of time

You're sweeter

Than a thousand peaches

To me

You need to know

You're always on my mind ♪

I trust you're happy

with today's headlines, sir?

How you let a reporter

get close access

to confidential information

is beyond me.

I didn't ask Spinella to bug my car.

What about Alvin Smallbone?

Not much progress there.

Well, we've got the whole force

out looking for him.

His luck will run out eventually.

Well, I guess you have it

all in hand.

Erm, I couldn't have done it

without DS Branson's help, sir.

He He performed his duties

admirably.

You took to being SIO quite easily.

Yes, well, I, er

I enjoyed the challenge, sir.

Good result, too.

Yeah. Yes, sir.

It gives me great pleasure

to tell you that you have passed

the promotion boards.

Congratulations,

Detective Inspector.

Thank you. Thank you, sir.

Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you.

Honestly, this, er, means a lot.

Listen, Cleo has booked dinner

this evening, and you should come.

We'll pull up a chair,

we'll order some champagne

I can't.

I can't because I have promised Ari

that we are gonna go out

on a date night.

That is very good news!

Yeah, I've just remembered,

you've got a viewing

later on this afternoon.

OK, good.

Yeah, well, it would be good if I

hadn't left a little bit of a mess.

Glenn!

I know, I know, I thought I'd have

time to clear it up. Sorry.

It's all right. I'll sort it.

Marlon?

Hiya, erm, I'm looking

Sorry, she's there, thanks.

Hey.

You OK?

Yeah.

Is this

A bad time for some news?

Erm

Well, I could certainly do

with some good news.

Are you sure?

What do you think about that?

I think

we're gonna be a family.

You're gonna have to move

your record collection

out of the study.

This is

I am so

I love you so much.

I love you, too.
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